Carton.



G. M. VORIS.

CARTON.

APPLIGATION FILED DBO. a, 1910.

1,030,949, Patented July 2, 1912.

M T/vEssEs: 17v VEN To STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. VORIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARTON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. Vonrs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartons, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention relates to cartons, and more particularly to thattype of carton designed to hold simple confections, such as pop-corn andpeanuts, being for this purpose rendered air-tight and moisture-proof.

The object of my present invention is to provide a novel and simpleconstruction for enhancing the value of the package in the eyes ofchildren, to whom the great majority of the sale of this article ismade. I attain this object by the production of a carton, whichconstitutes a noise making toy either before or after removal of itscontents.

With the foregoing in mind my improved invention resides specifically inthe features of construction and arrangement to be hereinafter describedwith especial reference to the accompanying drawing, forming a part ofthis specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is an elevation of a carton, constructed in accordance with myinvention, and showing the same when completed and ready for sale. Fig.2 is a similar view with the top removed, after the resined tape hasbeen unfastened. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the upper portionof the finished carton, taken on line 373 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is ahorizontal cross-section taken on line 4.-4c of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is avertical section of the lower portion of the body, taken on line 55 ofFig. 2.

Referring now to these figures, 10 represents the body of my improvedcarton, which is cylindrical in form and has its lower end closed. Thebase 11 of this body 10 is provided with a small slit, through whichextends a tape 12, the inner end of which is secured fiat-wise upon onesurface of a circular disk 13, the other surface of which is securedwithin and upon the base 11. A second disk 14 is then secured upon thefirst disk 13, to cover the secured end of the tape 12, and prevents anypossibility of the entrance of air into the body 10 through the slits indisk 13 and base 11, from which the tape 12 extends.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 3, 1910.

Patented July 2*, 1912.

Serial No. 595,439.

Upon the upper open end of the body 10 is disposed a circularly flangedcover 15, this cover being set on to the body over a rip-cord 16, sothat when it is desired to open the carton, the cover 15 may bediametrically cut by pulling either end of the cord 16 upwardly and overthe carton.

The tape 12 is plentifully supplied with resin throughout its length,and as shown in Fig. 1, is of suflicient length to be passed up one sideof the body 10 and over the cover 15 and down upon the opposite side ofthe body, the extremity of the said tape being fastened upon the latterside of the body adjacent the base 11, and in this manner serving as anadditional means to hold the cover 15 in place. The body 10 and disks 13and 14- are formed of paste board, and are thoroughly paraifined afterthe tape 12 is looked through the base 11, this process not only servingas a moisture and air excluding expedient, but serving also to greatlyincrease the noise which is produced when the tape 12 is drawn throughthe operators fingers.

The cover 15 is formed of the same material as the body 10, and afterthe contents have been placed in the carton and the cover set thereon,the carton is reversed and dipped in paraflin to a point slightly beyondthe edge of the flanged cover, thus serving to prevent the entrance ofmoisture and air at the cover, and also to hold the cover on, assistedby the tape 12 as hereinbefore mentioned.

I claim:

A carton comprising a body having a" GEORGE M. VORIS.

Witnesses:

MYRoN G. CLEAR, ANNA M. MENGEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

